Willem Barentsz

90th and final MooiNL sheet: Wadden Islands – Schiermonnikoog

Written in: Dutch • redactie • May 16, 2019

The MooiNL sheet Schiermonnikoog will be released on May 20, 2019, as the final issue of the long-running Mooi Nederland. On February 8, 2005, the series featuring the city of Nijmegen and the hamlet of Nederland near Steenwijk in the low peat area of De Weerribben in Overijssel...

Replica of Willem Barentsz's ship 'De Witte Swaen' launched

Written in: Dutch • redactie • November 25 2018

On Saturday, October 27, Willem Barentsz's replica ship 'De Witte Swaen' was christened in the port of Harlingen by Princess Margriet with much festive fanfare: “I wish you and your crew a safe voyage.” The princess cuts a ribbon...

Peter over Delta Works: The Netherlands and water with climate adaptation: Thank you very much for the nice explanation of the design.

Written in: Dutch

Annet Hogendoorn over The piss-pots of Tilburg: Another super fun blog post, and educational :)

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Lars over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': Now just get those blueprints out of the catalog..

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Erik Boeré over Delft Blue Ceramic stamp a 'deception stamp': The best solution is probably to ignore the ceramics stamp altogether. Fortunately, as the NVPH/Catalog Committee, we already have…

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Yvonne Kruse over The piss-pots of Tilburg: What a nice article, Willem!

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Willem over Stamp Day 2026: “I would like to know . . .?”: The Delta stamps can already be found on Marktplaats. A beautiful design! In my opinion, that is an example of how collectors want it.

Written in: Dutch